Eight labourers working in a road construction were electrocuted when a machine came into contact with an electricity line in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district on Monday, police said, adding that five others sustained burn injuries in the accident.

The accident occurred in Chhapoli village under the Udaipurwati police station area, where a narrow road connecting Chhapoli to Kadamkund was being constructed with public participation.